Is there any reason or sense behind the rule "Note that for all verbs ending in -ER (including aller), the -s is dropped at the end of the tu form."

Pauline B.B1Kwiziq community member

Is there any reason or sense behind the rule "Note that for all verbs ending in -ER (including aller), the -s is dropped at the end of the tu form."

This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate regular verbs in the imperative mood in French (L'Impératif)"

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CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Pauline,

No rhyme or reason it's just the way it is ....

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Sydney B.B2Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I read somewhere that all those silent letters we see today in modern written French were at one time pronounced, and hence we see them preserved in the written language.

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Is there any reason or sense behind the rule "Note that for all verbs ending in -ER (including aller), the -s is dropped at the end of the tu form."

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